NE40 4QP Gateshead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crawcrook & Greenside. Region: North East.
Streets
- Garden Terrace, Ryton Woodside: 6 addresses
- Garden Terrace, Ryton Woodside: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Garden Terrace, Ryton Woodside: 1 address
House prices and rents in Gateshead
A typical home in Gateshead cost £156,036 in August 2026, 4.4% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 29% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £287,336 |
| Semi-detached | £181,868 |
| Terraced | £152,031 |
| Flat or maisonette | £97,856 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £141,251 |
Private renters in Gateshead paid £808 a month on average in September 2026, 5.7% more than a year before. That is 39% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £593 |
| Two bedrooms | £727 |
| Three bedrooms | £848 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,202 |
Council tax
What each band costs in Gateshead in 2026-27: Band D £2,716 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,811 | £2,112 | £2,414 | £2,716 | £3,319 | £3,923 | £4,526 | £5,432 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (26% of about 1,260 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Gateshead.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this postcode.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 109 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wylam 111,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Prudhoe 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodside Ryton Woodside | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winlaton | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Stations | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crawcrook Medical Centre Good Jul 2026 | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkside Pharmacy Crawcrook | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crawcrook Dental Practice | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Prudhoe Hospital Team C | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lindisfarne Crawcrook Good Feb 2026 | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Crawcrook, Crawcrook Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Garden House Recreation Park 1.5 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,200 m² | 270 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ryton village cross 160m south east of church, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ryton village cross 160m south east of church | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Bradley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Battle of Newburn Ford 1640 | Registered battlefield | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barmoor Quarry Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Maryside Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Church Dene | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Ryton Island | Island | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Newburn Sands | Wetland | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Far Pasture Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 8 |
6 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. Most were on roads with a 60 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2023 16:01 | Slight | 2 people | A695, 60 mph | Wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Gateshead: see them on the Gateshead page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Garden Terrace.